Mission

The Backpack Project, Inc. provide new backpacks, school supplies, school uniforms, mentoring programs, and journaling workshops to children in under-resourced communities of Washington, DC who would otherwise go without the basic necessities needed for a successful educational start and continued progress. Read more...

History

The Backpack Project, Inc. evolved out of an idea to help community children. What would we be without our communities?
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Founder

Cassandra Jackson, Founder and Executive Director, started The Backpack Project, Inc. because she saw a very basic need not being met in her community.
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